Pingtung 屏東 — Day 1 and 2 ...

The Xuanhuashan Cultural Center (玄華山文化院) in Kaohsiung (高雄)

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One of many dragons out front of the Xuanhuashan Cultural Center

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Walking around inside the Xuanhuashan Cultural Center

Day 1 — We were scheduled on a 2:30pm high speed train down to Kaohsiung. Upon arrival, we hopped a local train for the half hour ride over to Pingtung County where I had rented a room in someone's house on Airbnb. The host picked us up from the train station and took us to her home.

The first night we got settled and set out to find something to eat. There were plenty of noodle and dumplings shops in the area, so we decided on one little restaurant and enjoyed the food.

I was waiting for my scooter to arrive from Taipei but when I called the shop in the early evening,  it hadn't shown up yet.

Day 2 — Sunday morning and still no scooter. My travel partner, Vernon, and I headed out for some coffee and breakfast. After, we went back to the house unsure of what to do. The lady we were staying with had a scooter for us to use, so we decided to double up and go somewhere so as not to waste the day.

Our first stop was this temple pictured here. It wasn't on the list of places to see but how could one not stop when its presence was staring you in the face. Gorgeous from both the inside and out, it was a great way to start our vacation!